Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Superman #10, Amazing Spider-Man #9, Birds of Prey #24, One World Under Doom #6, Power Rangers Prime #9, Storm #11, Ultimate Wolverine #8, and Uncanny X-Men #19. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below.
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #10
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Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico
Colorist: Ulises Arreola
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Absolute Superman #10 delivers high drama as the story is all about the choices that must be made. These choices continue to challenge who Superman is trying to be and what he may have to become in the Absolute Universe. Superman being placed in this spot helps to further elevate Ra’s Al Ghul as the lead villain of this series. Where things go after the major reveal at the end of this issue will be very interesting. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9
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Writer: Joe Kelly
Artist: Michael Dowling
Colorist: Marte Gracia
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Amazing Spider-Man #9 does a lot to continue the progress we’ve been seeing throughout this series. The way Joe Kelly and Michael Dowling utilize Spider-Man’s loss to Hellgate helped drive up the growing in investment for Peter Parker’s personal life. It leads to the ending creating intriguing questions around the choices Peter is shown making throughout this issue. If it wasn’t for the continued questionable writing of Mary Jane Watson’s character this would’ve been the best issue of this volume of the series. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
BIRDS OF PREY #24
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Writer: Kelly Thompson
Artist: Sami Basri
Inker: Vicente Cifuentes
Colorist: Adriano Lucas
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Birds of Prey #24 closes out the full second year of this series with an action-packed finale to its latest story arc. In the process we see the payoff to the chemistry Kelly Thompson, Sami Basri, and others who have worked on this series have been building with this incarnation of the Birds of Prey. Whether it was the choreography in the fight against the Shadow Army or back-and-forth dialogue the chemistry was really on point. In the process we are able to see how the series will continue to move forward with this team as several future stories are built.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6
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Writer: Ryan North
Artist: R.B. Silva
Colorist: David Curiel
Letterer: Travis Lanham
One World Under Doom #6 does a great job at moving us into the final stage of Marvel’s latest big event. The debate between Mr. Fantastic and Doctor Doom is a reminder of why their rivalry is special. Which is elevated by the revelations made by Invisible Woman, Black Widow, and Scarlet Witch about how Doctor Doom gained his unlimited power. That all launches One World Under Doom into its endgame in an exciting way. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
POWER RANGERS PRIME #9
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Writer: Melissa Flores
Artist: Michael Yg
Colorist: Fabi Marques
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
The deeper we’ve gotten into Power Rangers Prime the strengths and weaknesses of this series have become even more obvious. Power Rangers #9 is the clearest example of this as Rita Repulsa and Lauren Shiba cement themselves as the mind and heart, respectively, of this series. When Power Rangers Prime is at its best these two are the focus characters, which is why this issue was so entertaining. It also unfortunately highlights the struggles being had with the rest of the cast to connect as fully developed characters. This includes the odd choice for the Power Rangers Prime version of the first Zord. Hopefully the ending of this issue will help drive up the interest in the entire cast while leaning into the series strengths.
Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10
STORM #11
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Writer: Murewa Ayodele
Artists: Mario Santoro and C.F. Villa
Colorists: Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and Alex Guimares
Letterers: Travis Lanham
Storm #11 does a great job leaning into the unlimited budget that there is with the comic book form. Whether it is Storm going all out against Kaiju-sized Gods or Galactus presence in the story, it does feel like nothing is being held back for the “Thunder War.” It hits on the dramatic level of what it means for Ororo’s to have her Goddess title and Omega-level Storm God powers being tested.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #8
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Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Alessandro Cappuccio
Colorist: Bryan Valenza
Letterer: Cory Petit
Ultimate Wolverine #9 is an excellent example of how events in the Ultimate Universe happening in “real time” is beneficial to all its storytelling. There is a sense of importance with the mission Wolverine and The Opposition take on. That leads to the turns taken in the battle against the deadly Ultimate Archangel to hit harder. There was a key reason why this fight had happened. It also makes the results lead to even greater consequences for all involved as The Opposition continues to clash with The Maker’s Council.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
UNCANNY X-MEN #19
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Writer: Gail Simone
Artist: David Marquez
Colorist: Matthew Wilson
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
First and foremost, Uncanny X-Men #19 is a fun comic book. There is a clear vision of how every issue of this series is progressing this X-Men team. Most importantly, that is all done by making sure the cast is all given development time. Which makes the spotlight on Jubilee that Gail Simone and David Marquez go with an even greater welcome to how this story is structured. Jubilee’s personality shines as she interacts with various cast members and guest stars. It leads to a comic book that has a lot of heart and is a joy to read.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
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